List of geek rock artists

This is a list of artists who are known for producing music in the geek rock genre including its subgenres such as nerd punk and trock.

1970s and earlier

• Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (1964–1982)
• Descendents (1977–present)
• Devo (1973–present)
• ± Elvis Costello(1970–present)
• Oingo Boingo (1979–1995)
• Robyn Hitchcock (1972–2006)
• ± Talking Heads (1975–1991)
• Tori Amos (1979–present)
• "Weird Al" Yankovic (1976–present)
• XTC (1976–2006)
• ± Frank Zappa (1955–1993)

1980s

• Barenaked Ladies (1988–present)
• Crash Test Dummies (1988–present)
• The Dead Milkmen (1983–present)
• Thomas Dolby (1981–present)
• Gwar (1984–present)
• Moxy Früvous (1989–2001)
• They Might Be Giants (1982–present)
• Violent Femmes (1980–present)
• Ween (1984–present)

1990s

• Andrew W.K. (1998–present)
• The Aquabats (1994–present)
• Atom And His Package(1997-present)
• Belle and Sebastian (1996–present)
• Ben Folds Five (1993–present)
• Bloodhound Gang (1992-2015)
• Bowling for Soup (1994–present)
• Chixdiggit (1991-present)
• Cake (1991–present)
• Dynamite Hack (1997–present)
• Fountains of Wayne (1996–2013)
• Jill Sobule (1989-2025)
• Logan Whitehurst & the Jr. Science Club (1997–2006)
• Minibosses (1999–present)
• Motion City Soundtrack (1997–present)
• The Mountain Goats (1991–present)
• Nerf Herder (1994–present)
• Ozma (1995–present)
• The Presidents Of The United States Of America (1993–2015)
• Radioactive Chicken Heads (1993–present)
• Tenacious D (1994–present)
• Warp 11 (1999–present)
• Weezer (1992–present)
• Wheatus (1995–present)

2000s

• alt-J (2007–present)
• Chameleon Circuit (2008–2014)
• Jonathan Coulton (2003–present)
• The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets (2003–present)
• The Franchise (2004–2008)
• Harry and the Potters (2002–present)
• hellogoodbye (2001–present)
• I Fight Dragons (2009–present)
• Joanna Wang (2008-present)
• Lemon Demon (2003–present)
• The Megas (2004–present)
• The Protomen (2003–present)
• Paul and Storm (2004–present)
• Thundering Asteroids! (2009–2019)

2010s

• The Doubleclicks (2011–present)
• Double Experience (2014–present)
• Five Year Mission (2010–present)
• Time Crash (2012–2021)

Note

• ± Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

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